Director of HR - AMI

How You'll Make an Impact

You will partner with other Asphalt Materials, Inc. (AMI) and Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) leaders and our HR/talent teams to make an impact in employees' careers and lives!

This role is responsible for the leadership of 1 Sr. HR Generalist, 2 HR Generalists and 1 HR Coordinator supporting ~500 employees throughout the Midwest in 25 locations.

As the Director of HR for AMI, you and your team will be responsible for the day-to-day HR support of the business including employee relations, labor relations and core HR processes such as compensation management, onboarding, and employee data management. Additionally, the Director will be responsible for strong talent processes that support key business needs. This role will be a key partner and liaison with divisional and parent company shared services to build strong HR strategies and effectively manage and execute on critical employee life cycle events.

This role will report to the HC+M Chief Talent Officer, with a dotted-line reporting structure to the President of Asphalt Materials, Inc.

• Serve as trusted business partner and advisor to the Asphalt Leadership Team
• Provide strong leadership for AMI HR team with the ability to manage remote workers and support many operational locations throughout the Midwest
• Foster strong partnerships and relationships with leaders at all levels of the AMI and HC+M businesses
• Collaborate and lead the AMI HR team to support business strategy and objectives through successful execution of daily HR processes
• Partner with HC+M level and parent company teams to create and implement HR and talent related strategies - Supporting the design, development and implementation of a HR and talent frameworks
• Lead improvement and successful execution of business-critical HR processes such as open enrollment, year-end compensation processes, onboarding, etc.
• As a trusted advisor and thought leader, you will drive discussions related to cultural and workforce changes and provide recommendations to move the business proactively forward
• Create and champion labor relations strategies for applicable sites and proactively plan for negotiations of contracts, in partnership with Legal
• Effective partnership and collaboration with shared services teams to deliver value-add HR services to the business:
  • The Heritage Group (THG) HR Shared Services: Benefits, payroll and system administration
  • THG/HC+M Talent Teams: Talent acquisition and talent management including performance, learning and development, career pathing, etc.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Effective communication
• Ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to build strong, trusted relationships
• Influence others to achieve desired outcomes and results
• Strong problem solving and decision-making quality
• 8+ years of experience in HR or relevant business/leadership experience
• Proven track record of strong people leadership and influencing through change
• Industrial or related industries preferred
• Union experience preferred
• Experience in decentralized organizational structures that require collaboration and partnership, preferably in a Business, Center of Excellence and Community of Practice model or structure preferred

Other Duties

Heritage believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the incumbent nor the company to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

Why you will love working at AMI

• Family culture that puts people first
• Competitive compensation (salary and bonus)
• Medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage, the first day of the first month following employment
• Matching 401(k) (immediate employer match)
• Flexible vacation, paid holidays, incl. floating holidays
• Career development opportunities
• Education and tuition reimbursement programs are available
• Flexibility to work remote in the work locations where AMI has offices and from home
• Paid family leave

Travel:

• Variable with willingness to travel 20% of the time of which some may be overnight

Work Environment

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and other office-related equipment. Willingness to work in an office setting or in a hybrid model.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Asphalt Materials, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, veterans or disability status.

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